Articles by Gina Palumbo

by Gina Palumbo Tommie Waheed-Evans is a renowned choreographer, former Philadanco dancer, Princess Grace Honoraria Award Recipient, and University of the Arts professor, to name a few accolades from a highly successful lifetime with dance. On […]

by Gina Palumbo for The Dance Journal On Saturday, October 4th, I joined the most memorable Zoom meeting I have ever attended. Out of the Darkness was Sanders’ closure for this hailstorm of a year, […]

by Gina Palumbo for The Dance Journal On Friday, September 11 t h, percussive legend Jaye Allison presented a film for the Fringe Festival, and she answered the questions that artists hold in their hearts.  […]

by Gina Palumbo for The Dance Journal Dawn States Company began its run of the film Healing Connections for the Fringe Festival on Thursday, September 10th. I had the following day off from my 9-5, […]

On Sunday, August 16th, I had the privilege to listen to a discussion about tango, a welcome reprieve from a mentally taxing week. The discussion was held by dancers and teachers of Argentine tango from […]

by Gina Palumbo for The Dance Journal  | photo credit Rob Li March and April have been anything but smooth sailing, as COVID-19 continues its worst, threatening the livelihoods of working artists and dancers.  Yet, amidst […]

by Gina Palumbo for The Dance Journal On Saturday, February 15th, Temple University’s Department of Dance held its MFA Thesis Concert IV, Paper, Bones & Sand: Journeys & Conversations. The evening featured works from students […]

by Gina Palumbo for The Dance Journal On Saturday February 8th, Ephrat Asherie Dance brought its most recent work Odeon to the Annenberg Center with no intermission. An ensemble of lively personalities, squeaking sneakers and […]

by Gina Palumbo for The Dance Journal On Saturday, January 18th, Silvana Cardell invited artists of different trades in her expansive space to take part in a sacred experience on the elusive Melon Street in […]

by Gina Palumbo for The Dance Journal On Saturday, January 18th, time stopped at Philadelphia’s historic Plays & Players Theatre on Delancey Street. After being led up a tight stairwell, I settled into the corner […]